ungainly

a. 难看的, 不优雅的, 粗陋的

发音

CA /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
US /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
UK /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
AU /anˈɡæɪnli/

词形变化

ungainlies 复数 ungainlies ungainlier 比较级 ungainlier ungainliest more ungainly 比较级 ungainliest 最高级 most ungainly 最高级

别名

ungainlie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ungainly person or thing.

    罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Clumsy; lacking grace.

    His body, though thin, looked oversized and ungainly, his limbs poorly knit together; he appeared to conquer his tendency to awkwardness by making only the smallest, most deliberate of movements.

  2. 2.

    Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.

  3. 3.

    Unsuitable; unprofitable.

    废旧
adv.
  1. 1.

    In an ungainly or unbecoming manner; improperly; undeservedly, unduly; unsuitably.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

awkward clumsy clunky gawky unwieldy bunglesome

近义相关 3

awkward unmanageable unwieldy

词源

From un- (“not”) + gainly (“graceful; becoming; proper, suitable; gracious, kindly”) (from gain (“dexterous; convenient, easy, handy; suitable”), from Old Norse gegn (“fit, serviceable; direct, straight; honest; kindly”) + -ly (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)). Compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk ugjegnleg (“stubborn; troublesome”).

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